Design and Theatre, BS (Boston)

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Art + Design Fundamentals Required

ARTF 1220 — Elements of Visual Composition

Art + Design Fundamentals Electives

From the catalog
Complete 6 semester hours of the following:

Choose 6 semester hours from:
- ARTF 1200 — Representational Drawing
- ARTF 1210 — Abstract Drawing
- ARTF 1230 — Making with Form and Materials
- ARTF 1240 — Making with Video, Sound, and Animation
- ARTF 1250 — Designing Interactive Experiences

Design Required

All of:
- ARTG 1001 — Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World
- ARTG 1002 — Seminar for Design Perspectives
All of:
- ARTG 1270 — Design: Process + Practices
- ARTG 1271 — Studio for Design: Process + Practices
All of:
- ARTG 1290 — Typographic Systems
- ARTG 1291 — Studio for Typographic Systems

Design Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTG courses, as long as prerequisites have been met and courses have not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program. ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 are recommended.

Art + Design History Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence recommended.

Art + Design Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met.
If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.

Design Project

ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project

Design Option

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Complete one of the following options:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Creative Fabrication
  - ARTG 2810 — Creative Fabrication Design Principles
  - ARTG 3810 — Topics in Creative Fabrication Inquiry
- Experience Design
  - ARTG 3462 — Experience Design Principles
  - ARTG 3464 — Topics In Experience Design Inquiry
- Graphic Design
  - ARTG 2252 — Graphic Design Principles
  - ARTG 3452 — Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry
- Information Design
  - ARTG 2242 — Information Design Principles
  - ARTG 3444 — Topics in Information Design Inquiry
- Interaction Design
  - ARTG 2400 — Interaction Design Principles
  - ARTG 2401 — Interaction Design Principles Tools
  - ARTG 3400 — Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry

Foundational Courses

One of:
- THTR 1000 — Theatre at Northeastern
- ARTF 1000 — Art and Design at Northeastern
THTR 1101 — Introduction to Theatre
THTR 1120 — Acting 1
THTR 1131 — Introduction to Technical Theatre
THTR 3325 — Dramaturgical Inquiry

Making Theatre

THTR 1100 — Production Experience 1
THTR 2000 — Production Experience 2

Texts, Community, and Social Context

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- INAM 1300 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre
- THTR 1215 — Activism and Performance
- THTR 1220 — Race, Power, and Performance
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2500 — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance
- THTR 3650 — Performing Theory

Electives

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2310 — History of Musical Theatre
- THTR 2330 — Playwriting
- THTR 2335 — Boston Theatre Experience
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2342 — Acting 2
- THTR 2345 — Acting for the Camera
- THTR 2346 — Viewpoints
- THTR 2370 — Lighting Design
- THTR 2380 — Costume Design
- THTR 2400 — Scenic Design
- THTR 2500 — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
- THTR 2600 — Voice and Speech Training
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 2993 — Topics in Dance
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance
- THTR 3400 — Stage Combat
- THTR 3550 — Directing for the Stage
- THTR 3650 — Performing Theory
- THTR 3670 — Mixed-Media Performance Lab
- THTR 3973 — Topics in Performance Studies
- THTR 4345 — Advanced Acting for the Camera
- THTR 5300 — Devised Theatre Project
- THTR 5450 — Acting 3
- THTR 5700 — Design for Immersive Performance

Integrative Requirements

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Note: ARTG 4550 double counts with the specified requirements above.

ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project
INAM 2000 — Ethics in Creativity
THTR 1270 — Introduction to Theatrical Design
THTR 4702 — Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

For students interested in the PlusOne in Information Design and Data Visualization, speak with an advisor about an alternative course option to Prototyping with Code (ARTG 2262) and Lab for ARTG 2262 (ARTG 2263).

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